Monthly Archives: July 2013

This inspiring presentation by Carmine Gallo discusses how to inspire people in a presentation. It points out that your audience is likely to retain 10% of information delivered verbally. If you add a picture, retention jumps to 65%!

The main point is that the way you present your data is important. Tell a story.

Make sure that your presentation has the following elements:

Understandable

Memorable

Emotional

Once you get all three, it is where inspiration occurs. And when you finally have your narrative that is inspiring, draw a picture so that people remember it.
Like this:

To get the most our of each and every employee requires effective communication from the leadership team. This article explores how to reinforce your expectations using company culture amongst other techniques to help your team to truly understand your vision and consistency execute on the mission.

Some people have spirit animals, I have not found that yet but I have found my spirit crustacean, the Mantis Shrimp!!!

Here is a True Facts about The Mantis Shrimp:

“The Mantis Shrimp is a living fossil of the prehistoric clown.”
“…And just like the modern cloud the Mantis Shrimp has a psychopathic killing instinct.”
“If you’re afraid of clowns stay afraid stay very afraid!”

One of the biggest challenges for home automation is the lack of insight into what is actually going on in your environment. WigWag is another DIY Home Automation platform that addresses this problem by integrating a variety of sensors into it’s flexible use modules.

I speak a lot about intent. Intent is the difference from sustainability and volatility. Why would business leader let something so important as culture be left to happenstance when the right culture makes a work environment more productive and efficient for everyone involved? Here is a great article discussing the value of culture.

Danny Meyer, successful Restaurateur & Author, has a winning philosophy call Enlightened Hospitality that states companies need to take care of their employees first, then everyone can focus on servicing their customers. This article has some compelling evidence that this might be more fact than philosophy.